A Push to Meet Full Need
By Marjorie Valbrun. How Lawrence University, without a mega-endowment, is raising money to join a small group of institutions. More...
No Academic Experience Necessary
By Marjorie Valbrun. Oklahoma City University raised eyebrows when it picked a trustee and search committee member as its next president. But nontraditional presidents are common in the state. More...
A Partial Fix
By Ashley A. Smith. The budget bill President Trump signed Friday fixes a technical problem for private scholarship providers that rely on federal student aid data to help students pay for college. More...
Adults Reconnect in Tennessee
By Ashley A. Smith. The state expands tuition-free scholarship beyond traditional-age students -- as other states follow suit -- and gets a larger than anticipated response from adult workers. More...
Focus on Diversity at Community Colleges
By Ashley A. Smith. Community colleges typically enroll a broad range of students, but many are doubling down on efforts to promote diversity and inclusion even as they face resistance -- sometimes from within their own ranks. More...
Maryland's Legislature Approves 2-Year Promise Scholarships
By Ashley A. Smith. Lawmakers in Maryland approved legislation Monday that would double the amount of state scholarship money available to low-income community college students in the state. More...
Incentives for Completion in Chicago
By Ashley A. Smith. City Colleges of Chicago looks to create fairer tuition system by decreasing the rate for part-time students, but some worry the changes could weaken an incentive to go full-time. More...
Editor: Student Paper Alleging Sex Scandal Stolen
By Ashley A. Smith. The editor of the Spokane Falls Community College student newspaper and a journalism instructor believe someone stole more than 400 copies of an edition of the paper that featured an article about the college's former president, according to The Spokesman-Review. More...
N.Y. For-Profits Get Piece of Scholarship Pie
By Ashley A. Smith. For-profit colleges in New York can now participate in the tuition-free scholarship program that typically benefits nonprofit institutions alone. More...
